- Installation
- Familiar with the history, development, and conceptual significance of contemporary installation; able to utilize performance elements, site-specific designs, and material specificity; skilled in negotiating with public officials, community members, and outside participants during installation of new site-specific work; eager to create work within community beyond traditional spaces.
- Video
- Experienced in filming and editing for final presentations and documentation; able to work within the file size constraints of online channels (or iPods), or with higher-resolution video and large projection.
- Woodworking
- Skilled in joinery, bending, and construction with electric, pneumatic, and hand tools; adept at staining and finishing wood surfaces; experienced with Midas Saw, Jig Saw, Band Saw, Table Saw, Electric Sanders, Joinery tools, and Carving tools.
- Carving
- Possesses a general knowledge of classifying types (wood and stone) as well as subtractive processes that use electric tools, pneumatic drills, and traditional hand tools (on plaster, wood, and stone).
- Ceramic
- Extensive experience firing in electric and traditional cone kilns (high fire and low fire), throwing on the wheel, hand construction, and slip construction (with multiple clay bodies, specifically porcelain).
- Metal Working
- Working knowledge of M.I.G. and A.R.C welding, oxygen/acetylene welding, cutting, bending, and forging; skilled with 4.5” grinders, chop saws, drill presses, and a variety of other electric, pneumatic, and hand tools.
- Metal Casting
- Extensive experience constructing sand molds, investment molds, and some ceramic shells for use in iron, bronze, and aluminum casting (from both gas-fired “speedy” melt furnaces and traditional coke iron cupolas); diverse mold making experience with plaster, plastic, silicon, and rubber.
- Figure Modeling
- General knowledge of portrait and figure modeling (from maquette to life-size); working knowledge of armature construction, clay modeling, wax modeling, and tool construction.
- Fabric
- Experience with machine-based and handmade fabric construction from patterns and custom personal designs; basic understanding of dyes and pattern making.
- Technical
- Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash), Apple Final Cut Pro, Quicktime Pro, CAD, Rhino, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Communications
- Excellent written and oral communication skills. Advanced German language skills (comprehension, verbal, and composition).